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A friend of mine is excited about BASIS coming to San Antonio because it offers an accelerated curriculum. Her son is in fourth grade and he's already bored. How can she tell? Just look at the T-shirts he picks out. One day, he said to her, "Mom, school is so boring....
An earlier post discussed the launch of SA Ready, a program to provide materials to improve college and career readiness of high school graduates. A recent editorial in the Express-News sharpens the argument: It is estimated that on average only 83 out of every 100...
The 2012 general election is over; what was the impact on education? Locally, Mayor Julian Castro's Pre-K 4 SA initiative passed. "Local voters decide to put their money on Pre-K 4 SA", Josh Baugh & Maria Luisa Cesar, San Antonio Express-News, November 7, 2012;...
UPDATE: IDEA Public Schools has announced locations for 3rd and 4th campuses in San Antonio. IDEA Monterrey Park will be at 222 SW 39th Street, San Antonio, TX 78237 (map). IDEA San Antonio #4 (permanent name coming soon) will be at 6130 Walzem Road, San Antonio, TX...
Choose to Succeed is bringing more high performing charter schools to San Antonio, and that means more charter school jobs. Over the weekend I added a Jobs page to the blog. The first Featured Job is for the Rocketship Education Network Fellows Leadership Program:...
A U.S. attorney who successfully prosecuted the country’s second-largest Ponzi scheme became the youngest-sitting judge upon his appointment to Galveston’s federal bench, but Gregg Costa considers his two-year teaching stint in rural Mississippi among his greatest...
Comments on BASIS and Great Hearts charter interviews: “In terms of finance and governance and curriculum, I like what I'm seeing,” said Ken Mercer, R-San Antonio, chairman of the board's committee on school initiatives. Michael Soto, D-San Antonio, said he won't be...
My warmest thanks to all the supporters who wore T-shirts and rode the bus with us to Austin or met up with us in Austin. The consensus on the bus was that BASIS and Great Hearts handled the tough interview questions really well. Here is a link to a video of the...
Great Hearts interview is beginning.
The State Board of Education's November 2 charter interviews will be webcast. BASIS is first on the agenda and Great Hearts is third.
T-shirts are in! Ready for us to show our support for BASIS and Great Hearts at the charter interviews in Austin on November 2.
UPDATED with more details for bus riders and for those planning to meet us in Austin. Tomorrow, Friday, November 2, the State Board of Education’s Committee on School Initiatives will interview BASIS and Great Hearts about their charter applications. Here is the...